Dm-Award “connecting worlds“

Opportunity type:  Award

For: different creatives

Deadline: 22/11/2024.

Rewards: €10,000 + Up to €20,000 production cost

Location Eligibility: Worldwide


About this opportunity

The SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival Karlsruhe is seeking innovative projects for the dm award connecting worlds, which celebrates works that bridge the digital and analog spaces. Artists or artist groups from around the globe are invited to submit projects that combine projection mappings on the 170-meter-long façade of the Karlsruhe Baroque Palace with interactive or complementary installations that extend into the audience or city center. The projects should be open to the public and can be independent of the façade projection, showcasing creativity through outdoor media art, audience participation, or multi-artform integrations.

Rewards

The award offers a prize of €10,000.. Additionally, production costs up to €20,000 net will be covered to help bring the project to life. The winner will also receive curatorial support and technical assistance from KME and ZKM. The funding includes all production-related costs such as fees, equipment, and travel expenses. Curatorial support and technical assistance by KME and ZKM are included in the prize

Eligibility

  • Open to artists or artist groups worldwide.
  • Projects must be original and not have been submitted to similar competitions or awarded elsewhere.
  • Excludes works from school or university programs and those involving employees or jury members from associated organizations.
  • Participants must attend the awards ceremony if selected as the winner.
  • The submitted work should adhere to the requirements of being public, outdoor, and preferably span the duration of the festival.

Entry Fee

Free

How to Apply 

Apply using the link: Dm Awards

All questions regarding this award should be sent to cityofmediaarts@kultur.karlsruhe.de.

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